Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Greenland
Greenland: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 1 t in 2024. ▬ Flat
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Greenland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in Greenland stood at 1 t. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Greenland peaked at 3 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1 t, in 1990.
Greenland ranks 186th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Greenland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 t | — |
| 1991 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 3 t | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 t | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 t | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 t | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 t | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 1 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 77.5 t, 1% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 1 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 162 t, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 t | 1 t | 1 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 t | 1 t | 3 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 t | 1 t | 2 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 t | 1 t | 1 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 186 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 1 t compare
- 186 Bhutan 1 t compare
- 186 Luxembourg 1 t compare
- 186 Naoero 1 t compare
- 186 Tonga 1 t compare
More environment data for Greenland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3961 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.605 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 24.29 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 2.61 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 5.11 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 24.29 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.02 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 1 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Greenland?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Greenland was 1 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 3 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 t in 1990.
- How does Greenland rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Greenland ranks 186th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).